Skyn-lauss
Old Norse Dictionary - skyn-lauss
Meaning of Old Norse word "skyn-lauss"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skyn-lauss
- adj. senseless, irrational; S. skepna, skynlaust kykvendi, an irrational being, a brute, animal, SkS. 46, Barl. 165, MS. 623. 18; skynlaus rödd, an irrational sound, Skálda 170; S. maðr, SkS. 246; S. snápr, Barl. 165.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚢᚾ-ᛚᛅᚢᛋᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- l.
- line.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Barl.
- Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
- Skálda
- Skálda. (H. I.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)